- eat away at
- {v. phr.} To psychologically gnaw at; to worry someone. * /Fear of the comprehensive examination was eating away at Sam./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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eat away at — ˌeat a ˈway at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they eat away at he/she/it eats away at present participle eating away at past tense ate away at … Useful english dictionary
eat away at — (something) to reduce something by a little at a time. These bank fees eat away at my savings every month … New idioms dictionary
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eat away — verb 1. remove soil or rock Rain eroded the terraces • Syn: ↑erode, ↑fret • Derivationally related forms: ↑erosive (for: ↑erode), ↑erosion ( … Useful english dictionary
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eat away — v. (d; intr.) to eat away at (the waves eat away at the shore) * * * (d; intr.) to eat away at (the waves eat away at the shore) … Combinatory dictionary
eat away at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms eat away at : present tense I/you/we/they eat away at he/she/it eats away at present participle eating away at past tense ate away at past participle eaten away at to make someone feel more and more unhappy or … English dictionary
eat away — PHRASAL VERB If one thing eats away another or eats away at another, it gradually destroys or uses it up. [V P n (not pron)] Water pours through the roof, encouraging rot to eat away the interior of the house... [V P at n] The recession is eating … English dictionary
eat away at something — eat away at (something) to reduce something by a little at a time. These bank fees eat away at my savings every month … New idioms dictionary
eat away at something — (or eat something away) erode or destroy something gradually the sun and wind eat away at the ice | prevents bone from being eaten away ■ use up (profits, resources, or time), esp. when they are intended for other purposes inflation can eat away… … Useful english dictionary
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